Hospitality--Care for the Angels

Hebrews 13:2

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

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You've got to fly (Fly high)
Fly to the angels
Heaven awaits your heart
And flowers bloom in your name
You've got to fly (Fly high)
Fly to the angels
All the stars in the night
Shine in your name

"Fly to the Angels" by Slaughter

In this world, lives intersect and then they go their separate ways. This truth is so simple it's almost meaningless. It happens everyday. Is it the parking lot at the store? Is it in some line somewhere, whether it be Micky D's or the DMV? Is it someone who comes to where you work because they need what you can provide? Or is it vice-versa, you go to their office because you need something?

There are a million answers to this quandary, that's why it's almost meaningless. Maybe meaningless is the wrong word, random is much, much better. But there are other times when that person you meet in the fleeting moment is not so random, and the moment is not so fleeting.

The basic 90's power ballad, I love those over-produced, over-emotional, over-wrought songs; I really do. This is a great one. It's about that moment when lives that once were intersected are now separated, and there's regret. There's remorse. Let's face it, he's mourning. Did they break up? Was it something more permanent? The song really doesn't say, but there is inconsolable grief in Mark Slaughter's words and voice.

There is one thing he does seem to know though, he knows he has been with an angel. In this one shining moment of his life he was with an angel. At one time they were strangers, but now he knows that he was with an angel. He may not have known she was an angel at the time, but he does now.

There is only one way in this life that we can avoid remorse, and that's to live every moment to the fullest. Only by showing love and care-hospitality if you will-can we avoid remorse and regret. Separation should always cause grief and mourning. If we did not love we would not feel those emotions. But regret only comes when we fail to do as we ought.

Only in showing love and hospitality to strangers do we affirm that we show love and hospitality to those we see everyday. Only by living fully in the moment can we experience the touch of angels in our lives. Be aware, be alert, and always respond in love and care-in hospitality. Then the angels will bless you too.